Portable worm fence



(No Model.)

- O. B. WILGOX.

PORTABLE WORM FENCE.

No. 521,627. Patented June 19,1894.

N V ENTOR.

NITED STATES PATENT O FICE.

CORNELIUS B. WILO OX, OF DEERFIELD, OHIO.

PORTABLE WORM FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 521,627, dated June19,1894. Application filed August 23, 1893- Serial No. 483,863. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CORNELIUS B. WILOOX, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Deerfield, county of Portage, State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Portable Worm Fences, of whichthe followin g is a full, clear, and exact description, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in portable worm fences,consisting of certain features of construction and combination of partsas will be hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claim.

Figure 1,0f the accompanying drawings is a side elevation of a portableworm fence, illustratingmy invention. of. same, and Fig. 3, a sectionthrough the post between the laterally projected arms.

The object of my invention is to provide a portable worm fence adaptedfor the use of wire which may be constructed without the expenserequired to provide post holes or lateral braces.

For the purpose of this application I have shown the post supported onspalls of rock, but if preferred they may be supported on brick,vitrified plates or upon the ground.

The posts A may be made of any suitable material; for the purposes ofthis case I have shown a two by four wood post, having at the top andlower portion stirrups B,each consisting of the sides B and the base Bwhich is socured to the posts, thesides being adapted to embrace the endportions of the panel rails or boards 0, D, in which the boards aresecured by bolts a. The angles of the arms B, may be varied, which withthe length of the boards 0, D, will determine the pitch of the worm orspace covered by the fence. To complete the panels, wires as Eare strungon and secured to the outside portion by placing them in .-kerfs b,formedin the outside por- Fig. 2 is a plan view.

To stretch the wires E, a corner post may be planted at the corners ofthe field and any of theusual appliances used to tighten the wire; orthe tighteners may be placed on the end panel post. It is of courseunderstood that only short sections of wire can thus be tightened, sayfor instance the wires extending between three or four posts.

It will be noticed that when the end post is secured, the draft of thewires will draw the posts A in toward the central longitudinal line G,shown in Fig. 2, making the fence rigid through its length.

To remove the fence the wires E are first spooled 0E, after which thealternate panel boards 0 and D, are removed leaving each alternate panelin erected form, minus the wires E.

Having thus fully described the nature and object of my invention, whatI claim, and desire to secure-by Letters Patent, is v A portable fenceconsisting of posts set in worm fashion and having kerfs on the oppositeedges of each alternate pair, panel supports consisting of the ends Bwhich are socured to the posts and the arms B, panels secured to thesaid arms, wires strung in the said kerfs, and spacing strips F, havingkerfs in which the wires are seated, substantially as herein described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 12th day ofAugust, A. D. 1893.

' CORNELIUS B. WILOOX.

' Witnesses:

H. B. HAZZARD, HARRY CARVER.

